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 Japan and Russia: Three centuries of mutual images

Contents

• • Preliminary Material (i-xiv)   (164K)
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    • Table Of Contents
    • Acknowledgements
    • List Of Contributors
    • List Of Illustrations
    • Note On Conventions
  • Introduction (1-10) by M. William Steele and Yulia Mikhailova   (67K)
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    • Notes
  • Changing Japanese-Russian Images In The Edo Period (11-31) by Michiko Ikuta   (110K)
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    • Introduction
    • Japanese Images Of Russia Before Kōdayū
    • The Return Of Daikokuya Kōdayū
    • Perceptions Of Japan In Russia Before Kōdayū
    • Perceptions Of Japan And The Japanese After Kōdayū
    • Conclusion
    • Notes
  • Japonisme In Russia In The Late Nineteenth And Early Twentieth Centuries (32-46) by Elena Diakonova   (85K)
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    • Introduction
    • Japonisme In Russia
    • Japan And The Search For Utopia
    • Mastering Japanese Techniques
    • Ivan Bilibin And Georgii Narbut
    • Conclusion
    • Notes
  • Japan’s ‘Fifteen Minutes Of Glory’: Managing World Opinion During The War With Russia, 1904–1905 (47-70) by Rotem Kowner   (120K)
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    • Introduction
    • The Civilized Superman: The Emergence Of Favourable Images Of Japan
    • The Construction Of An Image
    • Coda: The Importance Of International Opinion
    • Notes
  • Japan’s Place In Russian And Soviet National Identity: From Port Arthur To Khalkhin-Gol (71-90) by Yulia Mikhailova   (106K)
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    • Introduction
    • The Holy War And The Yellow Peril
    • Beyond Satire
    • Fostering Soviet Patriotism
    • Constructing The Japanese Enemy
    • Conclusion
    • Notes
  • Memory And Identity: Japanese POWs In The Soviet Union (91-111) by Sergei Kuznetsov and Yulia Mikhailova   (107K)
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    • Introduction
    • Artists And Their Works
    • Life In Labour Camps
    • A Different View
    • What The Canvas Conceals
    • Museum Narratives
    • Contemporary Popular Culture
    • Conclusion
    • Notes
  • Constructing The Screen Image Of An Ideal Partner (112-133) by Irina Melnikova   (110K)
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    • Introduction
    • Japanese-Russian Cine-Contacts In Historical Perspective
    • The Song Of Friendship
    • The Teacher And The Pupil
    • True Love Or Adultery? Moscow, My Love And Melody Of The White Night
    • Conclusion
    • Notes
  • Disintegration Of The Soviet Union As Seen In Japanese Political Cartoons (134-152) by Inoue Kenji and Sergei Tolstoguzov   (99K)
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    • Introduction
    • The December Cartoons
    • Political Cartoons And Contemporary Newspaper Articles
    • Images Of Political Leaders
    • American Cartoons – A Comparison
    • Conclusion
    • Notes
  • Images In Tinted Mirrors: Japanese-Russian Perceptions In Provincial Japan (153-174) by Tsuneo Akaha and Anna Vassilieva   (104K)
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    • Introduction
    • Objectives
    • Mutual Perceptions
    • Japanese Impressions Of Russian Physical Appearance
    • Japanese Impressions Of Russian Behavioural, Affective, Attitudinal And Cognitive Characteristics
    • Russian Impressions Of Japanese People
    • Summary Of Findings
    • Explanation One: Degree Of Direct Interaction Between Japanese And Russians
    • Explanation Two: Cultural Beliefs And Stereotypes
    • Explanation Three: Projection Of National Images Onto Individual Images
    • Conclusions
    • Notes
  • Images At An Impasse: Anime And Manga In Contemporary Russia (175-191) by Yulia Mikhailova and Evgenii Torchinov   (93K)
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    • Introduction
    • Otaku Sub-Culture In Russia
    • Works By Russian Otaku
    • The Japanese Connection
    • Conclusion
    • Notes
  • Strategies Of Representation: Japanese Politicians On Russian Internet And Television (192-207) by Leonid Smorgunov   (87K)
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    • Introduction
    • The Starting Point
    • Radically Different ‘Other’
    • Familiar And Friendly ‘Other’
    • Post-Modernist Interpretations Of The Other
    • Conclusion
    • Notes
  • Bibliography (208-229)   (119K)
  • Index (230-274)   (21M)